Where does “fényév” come from?

fényév (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fény, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

fényév (Hungarian): light year

Definitions

  1. light year

Ancestry of “fényév”, step by step

fényév traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fény

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfénylight; shine
2Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
3Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Hungarian év

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianévyear

Words derived from “fényév”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Hungarian fény →